Weather in High Shoals, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
High Shoals, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
59%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
High Shoals, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
49°
8a
56°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
63°
9p
High Shoals, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—89°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast27%91°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers76%81°63°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle73%75°60°
High Shoals, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
High Shoals, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
194° · veering 14°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
High Shoals, NC
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 18.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 19.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
High Shoals, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
High Shoals, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
High Shoals, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
High Shoals at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.